Public Speaking Worksheet: Formal and Informal Speech

Public speaking lesson 7: Speaking to different audiences · Set 695 · 40 questions

Speaker's tip (Audience first): Formal: Annual Day, welcoming guests, debates, the assembly news, interviews, a vote of thanks. Informal: chatting with friends, birthday parties, family talk, calls with grandparents. Think about the audience first: their age, the occasion and what they already know. In formal speech say “going to”, not “gonna”.

1. 1.Which of these is a formal line? (a) So, like, yeah (b) Good morning, respected (c) Gonna tell you something (d) Guess what happened!
2. 2.👨‍🏫 Your audience is parents and teachers at a meeting. Which tone fits? (a) polite and formal (b) silly and loud (c) bored and flat (d) slangy and rude
3. 3.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) Kindly allow me to begin (b) What’s up, everyone? (c) Hey guys! (d) Gonna tell you something
4. 4.Which of these is a formal line? (a) Kindly allow me to begin (b) Hey guys! (c) Guess what happened! (d) What’s up, everyone?
5. 5.🎩 Should your language be formal or informal for telling your family about your day? (a) formal (b) informal
6. 6.True or false: an inter-school debate needs formal language. (a) False (b) True
7. 7.Which of these is a formal line? (a) Gonna tell you something (b) What’s up, everyone? (c) Esteemed guests, (d) You won’t believe this!
8. 8.🏫 Which is the best way to start a speech in morning assembly? (a) Yo, listen up (b) Oi, all of you (c) Hey guys, what’s up (d) Good morning, everyone
9. 9.🎯 Before choosing your words, what should you think about first? (a) who your audience is (b) the length of the mic (c) the colour of the stage (d) your lunch plans
10. 10.🎩 Should your language be formal or informal for a birthday party with your cousins? (a) informal (b) formal
11. 11.True or false: reading the news in assembly needs informal language. (a) False (b) True
12. 12.💬 Is “What’s up, everyone?” a formal or an informal line? (a) an informal line (b) a formal line
13. 13.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) Hey guys! (b) Guess what happened! (c) It is my privilege to (d) So, like, yeah
14. 14.True or false: chatting with friends at lunch needs formal language. (a) False (b) True
15. 15.🎩 Should your language be formal or informal for a speech at the Annual Day function? (a) formal (b) informal
16. 16.Which of these is an informal line? (a) Respected judges, (b) I would like to begin by (c) Hey guys! (d) Kindly allow me to begin
17. 17.Which of these is an informal line? (a) Gonna tell you something (b) It is my privilege to (c) Respected judges, (d) Kindly allow me to begin
18. 18.True or false: a speech at the Annual Day function needs formal language. (a) False (b) True
19. 19.🎩 Should your language be formal or informal for chatting with friends at lunch? (a) formal (b) informal
20. 20.🎩 Should your language be formal or informal for an inter-school debate? (a) informal (b) formal
21. 21.🎩 Should your language be formal or informal for a video call with your grandparents? (a) informal (b) formal
22. 22.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) Hey guys! (b) Respected judges, (c) What’s up, everyone? (d) So, like, yeah
23. 23.Which of these is an informal line? (a) Kindly allow me to begin (b) Esteemed guests, (c) It is my privilege to (d) So, like, yeah
24. 24.🧒 Your audience is Class 2 children. What words should you use? (a) short, simple words (b) only big numbers (c) long, hard words (d) lots of difficult terms
25. 25.True or false: welcoming the chief guest needs formal language. (a) False (b) True
26. 26.🎩 Should your language be formal or informal for a sleepover with your best friend? (a) informal (b) formal
27. 27.🎩 Should your language be formal or informal for reading the news in assembly? (a) formal (b) informal
28. 28.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) Gonna tell you something (b) Esteemed guests, (c) So, like, yeah (d) What’s up, everyone?
29. 29.True or false: a talk at a parent–teacher meeting needs formal language. (a) False (b) True
30. 30.Which of these is a formal line? (a) Gonna tell you something (b) You won’t believe this! (c) I would like to begin by (d) So, like, yeah
31. 31.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) I would like to begin by (b) Esteemed guests, (c) So, like, yeah (d) Kindly allow me to begin
32. 32.True or false: a video call with your grandparents needs formal language. (a) True (b) False
33. 33.True or false: a talk at a parent–teacher meeting needs informal language. (a) True (b) False
34. 34.True or false: a report to the Principal needs informal language. (a) False (b) True
35. 35.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) Gonna tell you something (b) So, like, yeah (c) Hey guys! (d) Good morning, respected
36. 36.True or false: an interview for school captain needs formal language. (a) False (b) True
37. 37.💬 Is “I would like to begin by” a formal or an informal line? (a) a formal line (b) an informal line
38. 38.💬 Is “So, like, yeah” a formal or an informal line? (a) a formal line (b) an informal line
39. 39.True or false: an inter-school debate needs informal language. (a) True (b) False
40. 40.True or false: a vote of thanks needs formal language. (a) True (b) False

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